Birmingham vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 35 · The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon · Ref T. Kirk

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Birmingham lost to Middlesbrough 1–3 in the Championship on 2 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.61–1.07. Birmingham had 60% of the ball.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough match statistics

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

60% Ball possession 40%
0.61 Expected goals (xG) 1.07
11 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 3
0 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 2
11 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
464 Passes 312
76% Pass accuracy 70%
0 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

13' Goal M. Targett (assist A. Morris) Middlesbrough
26' Goal M. Targett (assist H. Hackney) Middlesbrough
48' Goal M. Ducksch (assist J. Stansfield) Birmingham
58' Yellow card T. Iwata Birmingham
60' Goal D. Strelec (assist L. Ayling) Middlesbrough
66' Yellow card T. Conway Middlesbrough
85' Yellow card S. Brynn Middlesbrough
90' Yellow card A. Malanda Middlesbrough
90+1' Yellow card E. Laird Birmingham
90+4' Yellow card C. Brittain Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Birmingham

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Davies

25 J. Beadle

31 K. Wagner 37 J. Panzo 4 C. Klarer 26 B. Osayi-Samuel

7 T. Doyle 24 T. Iwata

10 D. Gray 33 M. Ducksch 16 P. Roberts

28 J. Stansfield

Bench R. Allsop , P. Neumann , A. Priske , Paik Seung-Ho , K. Furuhashi , E. Laird , K. Fujimoto , Carlos Vicente , I. Osman

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

29 A. Malanda 6 D. Fry 12 L. Ayling

3 M. Targett 7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris 2 C. Brittain

8 R. McGree

9 T. Conway 13 D. Strelec

Bench J. Wildsmith , A. Browne , George Edmundson , J. Sarmiento , Finley Munroe , S. Hansen , M. Whittaker , A. Gilbert , K. Sène

Form guide

Birmingham at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Nov 25	Middlesbrough v Birmingham	2–1
12 Mar 24	Birmingham v Middlesbrough	0–1
21 Oct 23	Middlesbrough v Birmingham	1–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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